RIO DE JANEIRO — A would-be thief in a Rio de Janeiro suburb apparently chose the wrong gym to rob. Surveillance camera footage shared widely on social media shows the man entering the gym and jumping a turnstile after arguing with the receptionist. Several seconds later, the man is seen jumping back over the turnstile...
SANFORD, N.C. — A North Carolina man has been arrested and charged with trying to hide marijuana in the bushes at a courthouse before a hearing on a possible probation violation. Local media outlets reported that Lee County Sheriff Tracy Carter said 21-year-old Teon Shamal La’Shane Douglas of Sanford was arrested Monday after deputies saw...
A married teacher in Maine accused of sleeping with a student was indicted Tuesday on a number of sexual assault charges. Jill Lamontagne, 29, turned herself into authorities after she was indicted by a York County Grand Jury on six counts of gross sexual assault, two counts of unlawful sexual contact and six counts of...
An aide to the Democratic candidate for Nassau county executive, Laura Curran, was fired Wednesday after her offensive college-era online comments were reported to the campaign. Curran campaign scheduler Mariah Dignan tweeted slurs demeaning to gays and blacks in conversations with fellow hockey fans almost five years ago. “Fa–ots dancing like psychopaths,” she tweeted in...
WASHINGTON — All five living former U.S. presidents will attend a hurricane relief concert at Texas A&M University later this month. That’s according to the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library Foundation, which issued a statement Wednesday saying “all ticket sales and other proceeds” from the October 21 event will go to storm recoveries in Texas,...
The Taxi and Limousine Commission has no right to seize the cars of car-service drivers suspected of only illegally picking up street hails, a federal judge has ruled. The ruling, by Manhattan Judge Ronnie Abrams, said the TLC can’t seize cars until drivers go to court or pay fines, even if they’ve been busted in...
Authorities in Texas said Wednesday that they are seeking an 18-year-old who allegedly sucker-punched someone from behind in an incident that was caught on a closed-circuit camera. Alejandro Maldonado, 18, is wanted by Rosenberg police. Authorities reportedly called the punch callous and cruel. Maldonado was reportedly set to turn himself in, but communication with police...
Connecticut’s two closest towns battle it out with new homes, luxe leisure sports and top tech and hedge-fund firms. GREENWICH The reputation Few places in America conjure up images of wealth and exclusivity more than Greenwich. As affluent as it is picturesque, its beaches, sprawling estates and upscale shopping and dining scenes have made it...
Manhattan prosecutors tried to build a criminal case against President Trump before weighing charges against his eldest son and daughter over the Trump SoHo condo project, sources said Wednesday. Assistant district attorneys in the Major Economic Crimes Bureau pressed for evidence against Trump during a series of meetings in late 2010 and early 2011, according...
PHOENIX — Relief pitcher Archie Bradley hit a stunning triple in the seventh inning, driving in two runs with one of four three-baggers that sent the Diamondbacks past the Rockies 11-8 in the National League wild-card game Wednesday night. Paul Goldschmidt launched an early three-run homer and the Diamondbacks built a 6-0 lead before ace...
HOUSTON — Aces up. What a way to kick off an ALDS. The Astros and Red Sox are beginning their postseason quests with two of the top pitchers in the game, and if Boston has any chance of beating the mighty Astros, Chris Sale is going to have to outduel Justin Verlander on Thursday at...
LAS VEGAS — Some of the people injured in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history didn’t initially realize they had been shot, a hospital official said. “We have gotten calls from people, from home, to ask if they can have bullets removed,” said Dr. Sean Dort, a trauma surgeon and the trauma center...
A $600,000 donation to Sen. Bob Menendez’s campaign in 2012 by a wealthy eye doctor accused of bribing the New Jersey Democrat was six times larger than the next-highest donation, it emerged at his corruption trial Wednesday. Jake Perry, a fund-raising consultant who works with the senator’s Majority PAC, told a Newark federal jury that...
Josh McCown’s middle name is Treadwell. It suits the quarterback who has played for 10 different NFL teams and one in the United Football League over 15 years. McCown faces one of his former teams Sunday when the Jets visit Cleveland. McCown spent the past two seasons playing for the Browns. When they cut him...
UNION CITY, N.J. — Three police officers in New Jersey have been injured in a hit-and-run while investigating an earlier crash. Authorities say the officers were struck by at least one motorcycle Wednesday night in Union City. It happened while the officers were investigating a crash involving a teenage bicyclist who had been hit by...
John Catsimatidis is still carrying a torch for rival grocer Fairway Market, The Post has learned. Catsimatidis, who owns Gristedes supermarkets, has had recent informal discussions with Fairway owner GSO Capital Partners about buying the embattled chain, he told The Post. The 69-year-old exec cautioned that any type of deal is not “imminent.” “We put...
Here are five things to know about the Indians: 1. Trevor Bauer should not start game No. 23 if his team is on a 22-game winning streak. The Indians’ ALDS Game 1 starter snapped the Tribe’s record-setting streak last month, and it wasn’t even his first time committing the crime. He achieved the same dubious...
Stephen Paddock seemed “happy” and “upbeat” while purchasing one of the 47 weapons in his deadly arsenal — shaking hands with the gun-store manager who sold it to him and telling the man to “have a great day” — less than a week before his Las Vegas massacre, a report says. “It was a normal...
They say time heals all wounds. Apparently an entire offseason wasn’t enough time to heal the Heat’s anger at the Nets. As of Wednesday, Miami was still salty over the Nets sitting Brook Lopez, Jeremy Lin and Trevor Booker in Brooklyn’s 2016-17 season-ending loss at Chicago. If the Nets had beaten the Bulls, that result...
The Las Vegas mass killer reportedly tried to create a gigantic explosion during Sunday’s carnage by shooting at two large jet fuel tanks located near the Vegas Strip. Stephen Paddock left the two round aviation fuel containers with bullet holes during the mass shooting that killed 59 and injured hundreds — but luckily he could...
Anthony DeAngelo made the roster, and seemingly made the opening-night lineup. The Rangers are set to start their new 21-year-old defenseman on the right side of the third defensive pair with Marc Staal when they play their season opener Thursday night against the Avalanche at the Garden. DeAngelo is with his third NHL team in...
Someone is sending racist letters emblazoned with a swastika and President Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan to several businesses from Borough Park in Brooklyn to Harlem, police sources said. The mailed letters started arriving Friday. The recipients include a kosher bakery and a meat market in Brooklyn, the Harlem Business Alliance and a Starbucks....
In July 2016, Kevin Warsh said the Federal Reserve has done some things that are “a bit puzzling.” I’ll second that and add the words “strange,” “dangerous” and “irresponsible.” Nobody should care about what I think. But Warsh is said to be one of the top contenders for the Fed chairman job — so investors...
The bomb blast in Chelsea that injured 31 people last year was so deafening, it sounded like “doomsday,” a witness told jurors Wednesday. Cort Cheek, 58, said he was waiting outside his apartment building at 135 W. 23rd St. at about 8:30 p.m. on Sept. 17, 2016, when he heard a “double boom” so loud,...
The Jets face a rookie quarterback on Sunday with DeShone Kizer starting for the Browns. It has been a rough season statistically for Kizer. He has thrown the most interceptions (eight), has the lowest completion percentage (51.4) and the worst passer rating (50.9). Still, Jets coach Todd Bowles said he’s been impressed with Kizer. “He’s...